Hanskarl Rotzinger

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Hanskarl Rotzinger (born March 17, 1940 in Konstanz ; † March 15, 2017 there ) was a German karateka . He was considered a pioneer of karate in Germany.

Life

Hanskarl Rotzinger was one of the first karate pioneers in Germany. In 1958 he met a very small number of interested people who were learning karate under Jürgen Seydel . In the same year he founded the Karate Zentral Dōjō e. V. in Constance. In 1965 he went to Munich to study, where he set up the karate department at SV 1880 Munich . In 1968 he took his 1st Dan (Shodan) under Hirokazu Kanazawa . In the same year he founded his third dojo in Kempten (Allgäu) . The Karate Fitness Dōjō Konstanz has existed since 1975 , which he also founded.

From the end of 1969 to 1975 he was a member of the national team and was German champion several times. Until his death he produced fighters on a national and international level. As a trainer, he and his protégés had won over 550 medals at national, German, European and world championships.

In 1999, during the Gasshuku in Konstanz, under Hideo Ochi, he took his 6th Dan.

The city of Konstanz awarded him the Sports Honorary Letter in 2002. Because of his long-standing and special commitment to karate and his commitment to children and young people, also in poor countries, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on May 3, 2006. Due to his karate knowledge and his teaching activity, also in the sense of Shihan Hideo Ochi and the DJKB , Hideo Ochi appointed him DJKB instructor in May 2008.

Hanskarl Rotzinger died on March 15, 2017 in Konstanz. He left his wife behind.

honors and awards

  • Federal Cross of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Sport letter of honor from the city of Constance

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Andreas Schuler: Karate was his life: Great mourning for Karate legend Hanskarl Rotzinger from Konstanz. In: Südkurier . Südkurier GmbH Medienhaus, Konstanz, March 20, 2017, accessed on March 22, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Rotzinger, Hanskarl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German karateka
DATE OF BIRTH March 17, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Constancy
DATE OF DEATH 15th March 2017
Place of death Constancy